Recent advances in cellulose, chitosan, and alginate based biopolymeric composites for adsorption of heavy metals from wastewater

AN Doyo, R Kumar, MA Barakat - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Biopolymer-based materials are getting more attention for sustainable
development in various applications, such as energy and environmental remediation …

A sustainable and eco-friendly approach for environmental and energy management using biopolymers chitosan, lignin and cellulose—A review

K Christina, K Subbiah, P Arulraj, SK Krishnan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biopolymers are a naturally occurring alternative to synthetic polymers that are linked by
covalent bonds, which includes cellular components such as proteins, nucleotides, lipids …

Critical review of bioadsorption on modified cellulose and removal of divalent heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Cu)

J Kaur, P Sengupta… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heavy metal contamination in soil and water has become a serious threat to all forms of life.
Finding a sustainable remediation method is the prime concern of researchers worldwide. In …

Sustainable removal of contaminants by biopolymers: a novel approach for wastewater treatment. Current state and future perspectives

T Russo, P Fucile, R Giacometti, F Sannino - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Naturally occurring substances or polymeric biomolecules synthesized by living organisms
during their entire life cycle are commonly defined as biopolymers. Different classifications of …

Modified shrimp-based chitosan as an emerging adsorbent removing heavy metals (chromium, nickel, arsenic, and cobalt) from polluted water

A Rahman, MA Haque, S Ghosh, P Shinu, M Attimarad… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water quality is under constant threat worldwide due to the discharge of heavy metals into
the water from industrial waste. In this report, we introduce a potential candidate, chitosan …

Recent application prospects of chitosan based composites for the metal contaminated wastewater treatment

A Gamage, N Jayasinghe, P Thiviya, MLD Wasana… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals, known for their toxic nature and ability to accumulate and magnify in the food
chain, are a major environmental concern. The use of environmentally friendly adsorbents …

Potential applications of spent adsorbents and catalysts: Re-valorization of waste

JB Rial, ML Ferreira - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution has increased with the growth of human population and its industrial
activities. Textile effluents constitute a particular threat due to the presence of heavy metals …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous removal of copper and zinc ions by Chitosan/Hydroxyapatite/nano-Magnetite composite

A Pooladi, R Bazargan-Lari - Journal of Materials Research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we assessed the simultaneous removal of Cu (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous
solutions, using Chitosan/Hydroxyapatite/nano-Magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) composite as an …

Dually charged polyamide nanofiltration membranes fabricated by microwave-assisted grafting for heavy metals removal

BQ Huang, YJ Tang, AR Gao, ZX Zeng, SM Xue… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals pollution is an urgent problem that seriously hazards human health and
ecosystems. Herein, dually charged nanofiltration (NF) membranes were prepared via a …

A pragmatic review on bio-polymerized metallic nano-architecture for photocatalytic degradation of recalcitrant dye pollutants

SS Emmanuel, CO Olawoyin, AA Adesibikan… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2024 - Springer
Clean water is a prerequisite for health living and smooth eco-fundamental networking.
However, the dye industry which is contributing remarkably to the world economic growth is …